Can I watch sports on TV?

12 Mar 2002 · 28 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 5156English

Question

I do not use the TV to watch any other programmes but sports such as Cricket, Soccor & motor racing. It is not practical and financially viable for me to go and watch these sports live so can I watch it on TV as it happens or a delayed transmission?

Answer

The amount of filth and immodesty that is found on the TV screens is unimaginable. Zina (adultery) of eyes, ears and mind is done is a wholesale manner.

Besides this, there are numerous other psychological and moral harms of the TV. Leave alone other programmes, even the sport programmes are inundated with filth. Also, the Hadith has totally prohibited the keeping or making of pictures. By watching TV, valuable time is being wasted and we receive no benefit physically or spiritually. It is, therefore, not permissible to watch the TV.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

Answered by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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